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Six Nations, One Destination: Inside the 10th GCC Tourism Ministers Meeting and the Push for a Unified GulfThe Gulf’s tourism ministers gathered in Manama, Bahrain, on 10 September for the 10th Meeting of the Committee of Ministers Responsible for Tourism in the GCC Member States — a meeting that offered a revealing snapshot of how the region is trying to move from six increasingly powerful national tourism markets towards a more integrated Gulf proposition.

Six Nations, One Destination: Inside the 10th GCC Tourism Ministers Meeting and the Push for a Unified Gulf

Published September 11, 2026 by Staff Writer

Manama brought the Gulf’s tourism decision-makers together this week as the long-awaited unified tourist visa moves closer to launch, a shared data dashboard takes shape, and the six states push…

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The Gulf Tourism Boom: 75.7 Million Tourists and the $254.7 Billion Economy Behind Them2025 GCC tourism data was presented at the eighth Regional Workshop on Innovation in Tourism Statistics in Muscat, Oman, and sourced from the GCC Statistical Centre (Gulf-Stat).

The Gulf Tourism Boom: 75.7 Million Tourists and the $254.7 Billion Economy Behind Them

Published September 1, 2026 by Staff Writer

New data from the GCC Statistical Centre shows the Gulf’s visitor economy grew by 7.3 percent annually between 2019 and 2025, outpacing global tourism growth. The region now captures 6.9…

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